About
Norman Taylor SRA: Intelligent Defence & Decisive Action
Norman Taylor SRA is an elite Strategic Risk and Special Risks Advisory. We are not a high-volume practice; our involvement is reserved for clients where our specialised intelligence, strategic counsel, and executive discipline can make a decisive difference to their operational integrity and future growth.
Our core mission is to eliminate complex geopolitical, cyber, and executive threats using actionable intelligence and absolute discretion, delivering strategic clarity to corporations and high-net-worth individuals facing high-stakes challenges.
PROVEN IMPACT SINCE 1998: methodology focuses on pre-emptive, non-commodity risk, a precision approach validated by over two decades of operation. Our track record of enterprise loss avoidance exceeds £1 Billion+
We don't just manage risk—we eliminate the blind spots that lead to catastrophic financial failure.
Iain McNeil OBE
Principal Consultant & Strategic Advisor
Iain brings a rare blend of distinguished military leadership and high-impact corporate experience to his advisory roles across sectors. With a career spanning elite service in the British Army to C-suite operations in executive search and innovation-led businesses, he continues to drive strategic transformation at the highest levels.
Dr Sharon Pickering
Partner, Cognitive Strategy & Human Factors
Sharon is a Human Factors and behavioural science thought leader focused on preventing harm to humans and promoting psychological safety across industries. With extensive experience from NASA to healthcare, she now advises on ethical standards and human-centred frameworks that protect human wellbeing in safety-critical industries.
Darrel Pugh
Partner, Security Risks & Cyber Division
Founded by industry veteran Darrel, dataRebel brings deep expertise in leading enterprise transformations across SAP, Salesforce, and Oracle ecosystems. With decades of hands-on experience, Darrel understands that achieving IT excellence is a journey, from reactive problem-solving to proactive innovation.
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Lee Morris
Partner, Mental Health Trainer & Accredited MHFA England Instructor
Lee is a vital part of our team, serving as our dedicated mental health trainer with a clear mission: to empower individuals and organisations to foster resilience, well-being, and positive change in the workplace. As an accredited MHFA England instructor, Lee brings both professional depth and personal insight to every session he leads.
The Strategic Advisory Council
Why Clients Choose Norman Taylor SRA
Clients choose Norman Taylor SRA because we replace perceived risk with unparalleled operational intelligence and an absolute commitment to results.
Our advisory strength is forged over 30+ years of operational experience spanning intelligence, military command, finance, and covert operations, giving us a deep, lived understanding of risk.
We are field-tested experts in the most severe scenarios, including Kidnap and Ransom, war, political evacuations, and high-stakes crisis response, ensuring our advice is grounded in reality. Crucially, we go beyond traditional corporate audits; we support lifestyle risk, helping clients reduce exposure tied to how they live, travel, invest, and protect their privacy, actively gathering and interpreting intelligence to give them an informational edge against threats.
Furthermore, we commit to delivering practical solutions without burdening the client, as our goal is simply to solve risks and problems.
Our Strategic Advisory Council
Our Council is a collective of specialised partners who fuse elite military discipline and corporate strategy to confront the hybrid threat landscape. Experts with distinguished military command experience (Brigadier/OBE) provide the strategic resolve and decisive clarity necessary for command. This is seamlessly integrated with the expertise of partners forged in national and corporate intelligence and enterprise IT transformation. This team understands that the greatest threats move silently through networks, allowing us to build pre-emptive threat models and implement intelligent defence against cyber-targeted harassment, deepfake fraud, and physical security risks.
In high-stakes environments, human capital is the ultimate vulnerability and the greatest asset. To address this, we integrate accredited Executive Resilience Training and mental health courses into our service. Our programs are informed by the work of Human Factors and behavioural science thought leader, Dr. Sharon Pickering, Partner, Cognitive Strategy & Human Factors, who advises safety-critical industries on ethical, human-centered frameworks. Led by accredited MHFA Instructors, these programs ensure that your leadership is not only protected from external threats but is also internally strengthened to sustain cognitive function, manage stress, and prevent burnout—mitigating personal exposure that could become an organisational risk.
Absolute Discretion
Our entire service model is built upon trust and absolute confidentiality. Every client relationship is managed in absolute discretion. We guarantee that our powerful intelligence and decisive actions will never be publicised or referenced in media, social platforms, or professional networks. We operate under a strict no-disclosure ethic; this is a fundamental principle we live by and the foundation of our partnership with you.
BIOGRAPHY
Norman Taylor's unique expertise is forged from decades of experience at the absolute highest levels of global risk. His career began not in the field, but in the analytical world of financial services, specialising in political risks and credit insurance. This foundational work gave him a sharp, data-driven perspective on the intersection of commerce and geopolitical instability.
This expertise led him to the ultimate proving ground: the Secret Service. For over 16 years, Norman served as an Agent, operating in high-pressure, clandestine roles including Black Ops. During his tenure, he provided intelligence and risk mitigation for political risks, war, and terrorism, and was a specialist in Kidnap-for-Ransom and Recovery Operations. This established his unwavering authority in Special Risks Consulting.
However, the defining layer of his insight comes from profound personal crises and lived experience. Norman speaks openly from the heart, having navigated and rebuilt from devastating personal loss (the loss of his wife and child), extreme adversity (false imprisonment, prison, torture, and interrogation), and the long journey of overcoming addiction.
Today, Norman Taylor is a Special Risks Advisor, best-selling author (of the upcoming PORN: What's Your Fantasy? What's The Reality?), and a powerful voice on resilience, translating his experience into actionable strategies for individuals and organisations worldwide.
MISSION
The mission of this platform is to bridge the gap between abstract threats and actionable understanding, whether the risk is corporate, geopolitical, or personal.
We believe that knowledge is the only true control.
Our mission is to empower individuals and organisations to stop reacting to fear and start acting with clarity. We do this by delivering unvarnished, objective truth and translating the complex dynamics of high-stakes environments into accessible strategies for resilience and growth. The work is built on the premise that you must first confront the reality of a threat to successfully manage and overcome it.
THE METHOD
His style is built on a clear, three-part methodology that ensures clients not only manage immediate crises but are fundamentally transformed to handle future challenges.
I. Empowering Potential
We transform fear into assurance. We move beyond symptoms to precisely pinpoint core risks, providing the clear, data-driven insight needed for management. By providing a concrete path to mitigate the threat, we instill genuine confidence, freeing mental energy for the client to focus solely on achieving their highest potential.
II. Creating a Resilience Mindset
Resilience is a learned strategy, not a passive trait. By guiding clients to build robust, battle-tested contingency plans for worst-case scenarios, We instill the mental fortitude to handle any pressure. You enter every challenge knowing you have a plan and are capable of recovering, which fundamentally shifts your mindset from being a victim of fate to being the master of your comeback.
III. Continuous Growth
Success is sustained through partnership. Our commitment does not end when the initial project or speaking engagement is over. We provide ongoing support and adaptable strategies to ensure your resilience protocols and risk management systems remain current, effective, and deeply integrated into your long-term success, guaranteeing continuous strength and sustained growth.